Golf game



Sept 8I 1 925 W. H. BLEVINS ET AL GOLF GAME Filed March 5l 1924Sheets-Shaw: 1l

sept. s, 1925. 1,552,536

w. H. .BLEVINS ET AL GOLF GAME lFiled March s. 1924 sham-sneer 2 nedSept. 8,

To all whom it may concern:

ide ithereby known that We, Banyuls and EARL. S. the United States,

if, Portland,

Buencn, citizens of and residents of, respeccounty of Multnomah, '-tateot Uregon, and Milwaukie, county of Clackamas, and State otOregon,haveinvented a new and useful Golf Graine, o1e Whichjthe following is aspecification.

This invention relates more particularly to rframes for amusement andinstruction.

in ect of our invention is the construction ci: ari-exceedingly simpleand highly enning game following closely after the golf, but on agreatly reduced scale, in which the 1nall is kept in play by amechanical manikin Whose Yactivities are controlled by the judgment ofthe player.

A further object is to instruct the players in aiming or directingrtheir shots. in judgment or distances and rules of golf in genstill furtbecome oroiicient 1n the techni ue ci colt at a small expense in the wayor time and her object is to enable one to d other objects, will becomemore dy of the' specification lifollon/ing, which 4includes th lanoargolf course ci 2 is a section along the line owing the contour of lconstruction .of the "with the supporting legs cut away. iront elevationof the manikin at a somewhat enlarged scale, th -Figures 'l and 2. The fthe manilrin is in the neighlligure l isa side th a--portion oi' the naway in section to show its ruction which permits the ove the Waistlineon that of the' player Figure 5 is a front 'kin at the completion 6 isaside elevation of l a section along the owing the body held by the stopmember, rough the hands et augure 1 1s a p which rigure 2-2 Figure 1 shthe land and the genera Finire 3 is a when compared Wi actual height oborhood o ve inches.

elevation of Figure 3 W1 body broke interior const swinging of the bodyab an axis approximately when making a stroke;

elevation of the man et a stroke. Figure Figure 5. Figure 7 isline l1-7in Figure 4 sh in its eXtreme position Figure 8 is a section th rasant nn. ezt-sinne, or PORTLAND, Ann naar s.. :errenrsx,- OFMILWAUKIE, oaneou.

.application 'filed March 5, 1924-. Serial No. 697,031.

be any of those means no-vv common in the art). A ledge orWall 12 isformed around the outside boundaries of the course, Whose 65 surface 13is preferably uneven and broken by a stream lil, hills l5, and otherdesirable irregularities easily rproduced in papiermch or similarmaterials. This is preferably covered with flock to' simulate grass. 70v

The areas 16 around the holes, which number trom 1 to 9 inclusive, `arepreferably-flat and light in color. A bunker .17 is also provided. lnplace of the regular golf ball We have provided a light and somewhat ir-75 regular papier-mch ball 18, also preferably light-in color.

-Thc manikinl), itself, consists of two parts one of which includes thelegs 20 which are adapted to set lirmlyon the sur- 80 face of thecourse, and a rotatable body 2l having an inclined bearing 22 whichreceives the pivot 23 which is tapped into the inclined :tace 24 of themember A20. A torsion spring 25 slips over the bearing22 and B5 itslower end passes through a hole in the bottom 2S of the member 0n theupper end of the pivot 23 is secured a collar 27 by means of thespin 28through which is passed the upper end of the spring 25. A 90 stop 28A isprovided o n the inside of the manikin to engage the projecting'pin 28at the extremes of rotation of the member 2l. The back 29 of the member21 is preferably made removable along the ycenter line for the 95purpose of assemblingand construction. No means for securing same isshown Vas this may be accomplished in any of the Ways now Well known insimilar arts.

Rigid arms 30 terminate Iin a chuck 31 100 which is adapted to receive avariety of golf clubs 32, which are flattened at their upper ends 33 toinsure their insertion l,in the chuck in one way only, and that is theWay in which they will be employed during play. It will be understoodthat the club is adjustable longitudinally. The knurled chuck 31 tightlyholds -or easily releases the golf club 32 under the control of theplayer.

The operation ofthe manikin is as follows: The ball .18 is presumably inplace on the course and t-he manikin 19 is placed in Aposition withrelation to the ball, as shown in Figure 3, very much in the manner inwhich the player would stand if actually on the golf links. Theplayertakes hold of the manikins feet with one hand, and his head or otherpart of the member 21, with the other hand, and rotates the member 21 sothat the spring increases in tension, which amount he learns byexperience and applies by judgment according to the position of themanikin and the kind of stroke he wishes to make. When he has turned themember 21 sufficiently, in his judgment, for

' the purpose intended he releases-same permitting the member 21 toswing around on its pivot causing the club 32 to strike the ball 18. Therules of the game of golf are followed throughout as far. aspracticable.

It will be understood that the details of the game may be modifiedlgreatly to correspondwith the amount of money it is desired to expendupon the gaine. For instance, the links themselvesmay be on a perfectlyHat board, such as heavy cardboard, and folded to a convenient size, andinstead of using the ball 18 a disk or other substitute for a ball maybe employed, without departing from the spirit of our invention.

' The manikin itself may be varied as to its construction and operatingmechanism, and in some special cases it `might be found de sirable toprovide definiteA points at which it could, be set before releasingsame. However, it is thought that for the purpose of cultivatingjudgment rather than mere skill, or the production of high scores, thatitis preferable to provide a manikin along the lines illustrated in thedrawings. 4

Ve are aware that different types of golf games have been constructed inthe past, we therefore intend to coveronly such golf games as includemechanically operated players under the control of the 'human players. v

We claim 1. A manikin golf player comprising ground-engaging legs cutoff on a slope at limit the follow through movement of said trunk;aspring in said trunk adapted to urge same into the position of thecompleted stroke; and a golf club held by the arms of said trunk.

2., A manikin rgolf playerjha'ving ground'l 65 engaging leg members cutoil' at the Waist l line on a forwardly sloping plane; a pivotproject-ing perpendicularly from said sloping plane; 'a hollow trunkmounted on said pivot, said trunk having a closed lower end and having ahub formed on the upper side of said `lower end. adapted to rotate vonsaid l pivot; a spring on said hub secured to a pin in said pivot and tosaid lower end of the trunk; a stop on the inside of saidtrunk engagingsaid pin when the trunk has rotated an amount equal to thatrequired tomake a stroke atA golf; `and an adjustable golfclub held in a chuck bysaid manikin.

3. A manikin O'olf player consisting of 80 ground-engaging ower limbs;an inclined pivot projecting from said lowerylimbs; a `trunk rotatablymounted on said pivot; a

torsion spring between said trunk and legs;

and a plurality of interchangeable golf clubs 85 adapted to bemanipulated by said-trunk.

4. A lnanikin golf player consisting of ground-engaging legs, ,said legssloping towards the front at the waistline; an inclined trunk ivotallymounted on the sloping top of said legs; a stop for prevent-ing thecomplete rotation of said trunk on said legs; spring means for urging.said trunk in one direction; and a golf club removably held in relationto said trunk. i

\" WADE H. BLEVINs.`

Eliane. BURDIck.

